Henry, son of Empress Matilda (later Henry II)
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Henry, son of Empress Matilda (later Henry II), was the first Plantagenet king of England, whose accession in 1154 ended the civil war known as The Anarchy and initiated significant legal and administrative reforms.
All labels observed (1)
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| Henry, son of Empress Matilda (later Henry II) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22143295 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry, son of Empress Matilda (later Henry II) Context triple: [King Stephen, opponent, Henry, son of Empress Matilda (later Henry II)]
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A.
John, son of Henry II
John, son of Henry II, is the youngest son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, later King John of England, often depicted as insecure and scheming in historical dramas.
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B.
Richard of Normandy (son of William the Conqueror)
Richard of Normandy was a younger son of William the Conqueror who died relatively young, before he could play a major political role in Norman or English affairs.
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C.
Geoffrey, son of Henry II
Geoffrey, son of Henry II, is a historical prince of the Angevin dynasty often depicted in literature and drama as a politically astute but overlooked middle son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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D.
Henry, son of Edward I
Henry, son of Edward I, was an English prince who died in childhood and is chiefly remembered as one of the early-deceased children of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile.
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E.
William fitzOsbern
William fitzOsbern was an 11th-century Norman nobleman and close companion of William the Conqueror who became a powerful lord in England and Wales after the Norman Conquest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry, son of Empress Matilda (later Henry II) Target entity description: Henry, son of Empress Matilda (later Henry II), was the first Plantagenet king of England, whose accession in 1154 ended the civil war known as The Anarchy and initiated significant legal and administrative reforms.
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A.
John, son of Henry II
John, son of Henry II, is the youngest son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, later King John of England, often depicted as insecure and scheming in historical dramas.
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B.
Richard of Normandy (son of William the Conqueror)
Richard of Normandy was a younger son of William the Conqueror who died relatively young, before he could play a major political role in Norman or English affairs.
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C.
Geoffrey, son of Henry II
Geoffrey, son of Henry II, is a historical prince of the Angevin dynasty often depicted in literature and drama as a politically astute but overlooked middle son of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
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D.
Henry, son of Edward I
Henry, son of Edward I, was an English prince who died in childhood and is chiefly remembered as one of the early-deceased children of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile.
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E.
William fitzOsbern
William fitzOsbern was an 11th-century Norman nobleman and close companion of William the Conqueror who became a powerful lord in England and Wales after the Norman Conquest.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.